Traffic Alert: Turnpike South Closed After Fatal Accident

Police have closed the turnpike's southbound lanes at Okeechobee Boulevard, as well as the entrances to the southbound turnpike at Okeechobee Boulevard, PGA Boulevard and the Beeline Highway, after a fatal crash there this morning.

According to officials, a woman's car was struck from behind when she tried to avoid an accident that had happened in front of her. The woman was taken to St. Mary's Medical Center but died of her injuries.